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"The X Files" (1993)Original Air Date:
3 May 1998 (Season 5, Episode 18)Plot:
During an undercover sting operation on a terrorist organization, Mulder appears to help the suspect escape... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Title Meaning more (4 total)Cast
(Episode Credited cast) | David Duchovny | ... | Fox Mulder |
 | Gillian Anderson | ... | Dana Scully |
 | Mitch Pileggi | ... | Walter Skinner |
 | Daniel von Bargen | ... | Haley |
| Michael MacRae | ... | August Bremer |
| Sam Anderson | ... | Leamus |
| J.B. Bivens | ... | Field Agent |
| Douglas Arthurs | ... | Skin-Head Man (as Douglas H. Arthurs) |
 | John B. Lowe | ... | Dr. Leavitt |
| Ralph J. Alderman | ... | Manager (as Ralph Alderman) |
 | Dean McKenzie | ... | Army Tech |
| Kate Braidwood | ... | The Usherette |
| Armin Moattar | ... | Goatee Man |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Michael McRae | ... | August Bremer |
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Argentina:13Filming Locations:
Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaFun Stuff
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The motel from which Mulder calls Haley is named the Aaron Burr Motor Court, which is what Scully recalls as the name of the motel in "Bad Blood". moreQuotes:
Mulder: [leaving the room to go under cover] If you don't hear from me by midnight... Feed my fish... moreFAQ
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*** This comment may contain spoilers ***
In response to Sanpaco13's comment, I checked on the meaning behind the title of the episode, and think I understand. Pine Bluff Arsenal is an American Military base in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, which is mainly known for its storage and development of chemical weapons. Scully suggests this to Skinner as the site of the development of a strain of Streptococcus bacteria that she speculates is the basis of the deadly toxin used in the episode:
Scully: (on phone) "Now CIA intelligence suggested that this biotoxin was stolen from the Russians. But my research indicates that it was almost certainly developed domestically." Skinner: "The United States has no bioweapons Agent Scully. President Nixon dismantled the program in 1969." Scully: "Yes sir, that's what we've been told. But the CDC database contains evidence of a Streptococcus bacterium being developed by the Army's Pine Bluff facility in the 1960s. it appears to be very primitive strain of what we're seeing here."
The chemical weapon used in this episode is a variant of the one developed at Pine Bluff, hence the name Pine Bluff Variant. :)